San Diego faces wildfire threats as low rainfall and Santa Ana winds prompt fire departments to ask for more resources.

A new wildfire was reported today at 9:08 p.m. in San Diego County. South Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. At this time, there is no data on the ...

It starts with better building policies that recognize future risks, but there are many other important steps.

3:30 p.m.: After a split 6-5 vote Friday, the Los Angeles City Council will make a final decision Tuesday on a proposal to ...

In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency ...

CAL FIRE's maps only showed a ring of “very high ... to follow defensible space and home hardening measures. After San Diego County’s Cedar fire in 2003, California began requiring homes ...

And, despite the maps ... fire pushed lawmakers to require residents in “very high” fire hazard severity zones to follow defensible space and home hardening measures. After San Diego County ...

Below her were the remnants of a homeless encampment in a small canyon by San Diego’s Valencia ... a publicly available map. Now comes the monitoring. The fire department didn’t create a ...

Below her were the remnants of a homeless encampment in a small canyon by San Diego’s Valencia Park neighborhood ... be tracked online through a publicly available map. Now comes the monitoring. The ...

open image in gallery The Border 2 fire is seen in this map of the San Diego County area. The fire is more than 40 percent contained (Cal Fire) “Firefighters have made great progress slowing the ...